Poetry on the Moor 2021 – Update
Poetry on The Moor (6) is due to take place on Sunday 3rd October. Already has the numbers to make it a potential rival for the very first POTM.
Peter Kay
A Father’s Hands & Red Tie: My Poems Published by Hybriddreich for the Family Too Anthology
A Father’s HandsPETER KAY A grip that made your eyes water.A fist that floored many an opponentwith a straight jab or an uppercut.You shook the hand of Paul Robeson,survived a torpedo blast,clinging for hours to a boat splinter,reached into the…
Poetry Event Excerpt From Freedom and Anxiety: Featured Poetry written & read by Peter Kay
An Online Poetry Event Excerpt From Freedom and Anxiety Showcasing the best of MK’s poets. Recorded live on 21st July 2021 – introduced by Sharenà Lee (Poet) Featured Poetry written & read by Peter Kay –
First Mayor of Richmond
Delighted to announce that my poem First Mayor of Richmond, will feature in the 4th August online edition of Spilling Cocoa over Martin Amis FIRST MAYOR OF RICHMOND T’was sixteen hundred and six,for legend has it so,when, whilst out hunting…
Poetry Events: coming up
On Sunday Poetry-on-the-Moor (2) will be taking place on Baildon Moor. On Monday and Tuesday I will be involved in Poetry Zoom events hosted in Leeds and Milton Keynes respectively. I have two other live (in person) events later this…
Poetry on the Moor 2021
Poetry on The Moor (2) has now been rescheduled to Sunday 11th July
Poetry on the Moor postponed – update
Due to the probability of heavy rain this afternoon, Poetry on the Moor Two has been postponed. Will update once it is rescheduled
Poetry on the Moor Tomorrow
Tomorrow will be the second Poetry on the Moor, outdoor poetry event. L:ooking forward to hearing other poets and sharing some words
Promoting Yorkshire Author’s Book Review
Show Me The Way To Santiago will be the subject of the Promoting Yorkshire Authors (PYA)June Book Review on Wednesday 16th June https://www.wisegreyowl.co.uk/php/pyafeed.php?S=4944a682-dc1b-cf64-15f4-129dd82e09f9&A=2.1&D=efbcd48f-ef87-bc14-ade1-38413062f2cc
Just in – Amy’s Bookshelf Review
4 stars ****Such a grand journey – Kay pens an unimaginable journey in Show Me The Way To Santiago. This is the first book of the Author’s that I’ve read. The path travelled is the route of the Via De…
Outdoor Poetry event!
Looking forward to being able to share poetry for the first time in a non-zoom context, since before the pandemic began. Four weeks from today in an open space, not far from home, with a number of other local poets/writers,…
First anniversary of SMTWTS launch
Sunday will mark a year since Show Me The Way To Santiago was launched. Book sales have slowed since Christmas, but at least the possibility of book launch events is now back on the horizon
John O’Groats to Lands End Challenge
Well we are 3 months (one quarter) through the year and I have covered 1/3rd the distance and 5/8th of my Show Me The Way To Santiago journey. Only 728 miles to go!
Two poems to be published by Hybriddreich for the Family Too Anthology
Delighted to confirm that two of my poems have been accepted by Hybriddreich for the August Dreich Family Too Anthology Twitter @Dreich25197318
Happy World Book Day 2021 – Peter Kay Reads from Show Me the Way to Santiago (Day 7)
HAPPY WORLD BOOK DAY! Celebrate with Peter Kay as he reads an extract from his travel memoir Show Me the Way to Santiago (Day 7)! Don’t forget to follow Peter and check out his website at peterkaywordspace.co.uk. FIND ME: …
NORTHERN ECHOES
A poem from earlier in the year, reflecting that whilst we in the North may have had our historic differences, we have so much more in common than those down in the ‘south’ espoused by certain politicians. Northern Echoes Somewhere…
International World Poetry Day -23rd March 2021
I am delighted to say I have been approached as a writer and poet to be part of an event to be held via Zoom on Tuesday 23rd March. The event will reflect UNESCO themes around linguistic diversity and how…
New book – AVAC2C to be published in the Autumn!
I heard today that my submission of the final draft of my Book A Very Alternative Coast to Coast has been accepted by my publisher, Curious Cat Books. We will work on finalising the book later in the year, with…
GUIDE TO THE VIA AUGUSTA
This 20 page Guide covers the route taken by John and I in 2017, along the Via Augusta from Cadiz on the south western Atlantic coast of Spain to Seville. It took us six days and was a follow on…
Enchufe
A poem after Denise Levertov. Her classic question and answer poem about Vietnam was a start point. My subject however, was a reflection on my walking from Seville to Santiago and my writing of that experience, in Show Me The…